ARK Invest Buys $92M ProShares Bitcoin ETF Shares, Sells Grayscale and Coinbase
Cathie Wood's fund makes significant shifts in its cryptocurrency holdings ahead of a potential SEC decision on spot bitcoin ETFs.
- Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has bought 4.3 million shares of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO), valued at $92.08 million, making it the second-largest holder of the fund.
- ARK Invest sold all of its remaining 2.25 million shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which used to be the top holding of the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF.
- ARK Invest also sold 148,885 shares of Coinbase Global Inc., valued at $27.58 million, despite Coinbase remaining the fund's largest holding.
- The changes in holdings come ahead of an expected decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission on whether to allow spot bitcoin ETFs to trade in the U.S.
- The ARK Next Generation Internet ETF is up 103% for the year, outperforming the Nasdaq 100 Index which advanced 55%.